At Ecolab, our Global Supply Chain is a network of more than 300 manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and other facilities designed to support our direct sales, marketing, and distribution activities worldwide. We enable company growth by delivering savings through efficient operations and high service levels that create competitive advantage while earning and keeping our customers’ trust.
The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Supply Planning Manager to lead and continuously improve supply planning performance for Customer Facing Locations (CFLs). In this role, you will act as a strategic leader and change agent, accountable for service, inventory, and cost performance while leading and developing a high‑performing Supply Planning team.
This role typically reports to the Supply Planning Director and represents Supply Planning in key governance forums, including the Demand Review as part of the S&OP process.
This role includes the leadership and development of a broader Supply Planning organization composed of 12 team member, including 5 direct reports.
Key Responsabilities:
SHE
Embrace Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) as a way of life, ensuring safety is always the number one priority in all activities and decisions.
SERVICE
Execute tasks in a timely and diligent manner to support business objectives.
Track and analyze KPIs and performance metrics to support organizational goals.
Identify, analyze, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service and/or reduce costs.
Support and lead additional projects as required.
SAVINGS
Improve Supply Planning performance through efficiency and optimization initiatives.
Assess supply chain profitability by reviewing inventory management, replenishment strategies, and related costs to meet cost targets or identify improvement opportunities.
PEOPLE
Build strong partnerships and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and customers.
Communicate clearly on supply planning topics, providing solutions and supporting shared objectives.
Qualifications:
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in Planning, Logistics, or Manufacturing.
5+ years of people leadership experience.
Strong experience with ERP and planning systems.
Proven ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred
Advanced technical or business degree (MBA preferred).
Experience with TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement methodologies.
APICS certification.
Strong background in service, inventory, and cost optimization.
What’s In It For You
Opportunity to build a long‑term career with exposure across Ecolab’s global supply chain.
Access to best‑in‑class tools, systems, and resources.
A role with real ownership, influence, and visibility.
A company culture that values safety, sustainability, ethics, and inclusion.
The opportunity to work for one of the world’s most ethical companies.
About Ecolab:
At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.
Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right.
Apply today and join one of the most ethical companies with over a hundred years of history.
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